One PhD position within the program MSCA-DN- GECKO “Design for IGA-type discretization workflows”

Job Information

Organisation/Company: Università degli Studi di Pavia
Department: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture
Research Field: Mathematics » Computational mathematics
Engineering » Simulation engineering
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: Italy
Application Deadline: 22 Sep 2023 - 12:00 (Europe/Rome)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 40
Offer Starting Date: 1 Oct 2023
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Horizon Europe - MSCA
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number: 101073106
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No

Offer Description

This contract is funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the MSCA DN project GECKO (GA No 101073106). The main objective of the GECKO project is to bridge the existing gap between the CAD and the computational models (CAE) and integrate them within the industrial workflow. This will imply collaborating with industries in enhancing the adoption of the technology within commercial solvers and adapting existing open source frameworks so that they can hook into the industrial practice and thus remain relevant in the foreseeable future.

In the practice, this implies ensuring that open-source solvers, developed in the academia for both solid and fluid dynamics, are able to use as an input domain any CAD geometry, even in cases in which the geometrical definition is not optimal, i.e., poorly defined or “dirty” geometries with no additional operations nor user intervention.

This vacancy is meant to cover position DC6 of the project, whose main expected results are reported in the following. The doctoral candidate will be primarily tutored by Prof. Alessandro Reali and Prof. Giancarlo Sangalli (University of Pavia) and Prof. Carlotta Giannelli (University of Florence). Candidate will be enrolled in the PhD program in “Computational Mathematics and Decision Sciences” (DC6) at the University of Pavia and is expected to spend significant secondments at the University of Florence as well as shorter secondments at other partner institutions in the project like IDIADA, BETA-CAE, DYNAMORE, CIMNE.

DC6: Mathematical tools for immersed IGA

Main expected results:

● Study and development of accurate and efficient integration tools

● Study and development of efficient multipatch coupling strategies

● Study and development of suitable time-integration methods for implicit/explicit dynamics

Where to apply

Website: http://www-assegni.unipv.it/bandi-dipartimenti-tipo-b/

Requirements

Research Field: Mathematics » Computational mathematics
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Research Field: Engineering » Simulation engineering
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent

Skills/Qualifications

Required skills:

The candidate must hold (or be close to completion of) a Master degree (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computational Mechanics or closely related fields.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English
Strong background and knowledge of the Finite Element Method and/or any other relevant numerical methodology, in particular Isogeometric Analysis.

Specific Requirements

According to WP 2021-2022 the candidates must comply the MSCA-DN eligibility criteria:

 Not having resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the recruitment

country for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the expected

recruitment date.

 Not being in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.

 To be in position to be enrolled in an Italian PhD programme at the date of recruitment.

Languages: ENGLISH
Level: Excellent

Research Field: Mathematics » Computational mathematics
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Research Field: Engineering » Simulation engineering
Years of Research Experience: 1 - 4

Additional Information

Benefits

Number of places: 1

Workplace: Pavia, Italy

Salary (gross): 3170€ per month, approximately, corresponding to 2800€ net per month (plus, if

applicable, an additional family allowance)

Contract type: Assegno di ricerca (research fellowship)

Duration: 36 months

Eligibility criteria

According to WP 2021-2022 the candidates must comply the MSCA-DN eligibility criteria:

 Not having resided or carried out her/his main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the recruitment

country for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the expected

recruitment date.

 Not being in possession of a doctoral degree at the date of the recruitment.

 To be in position to be enrolled in an Italian PhD programme at the date of recruitment.

Required skills:

 The candidate must hold (or be close to completion of) a Master degree (or equivalent) in

Mathematics, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering,

Computational Mechanics or closely related fields.

 Excellent written and oral communication skills in English

 Strong background and knowledge of the Finite Element Method and/or any other relevant

numerical methodology, in particular Isogeometric Analysis.

Other valued skills (not mandatory):

 Authorship or co-authorship of journal publications and/or contributions to international

conferences will be positively evaluated.

 Training in recognized universities and research centres as well as participation to research

projects will be positively evaluated. International experience will be a plus.

 Knowledge of programming languages like Python and/or C++.

 Knowledge of numerical analysis.

 Knowledge of solid and structural mechanics.

 Knowledge of constitutive modelling of solids and structures (fracture, plasticity, etc).

 Previous participation in competitive scientific projects will be a plus.

Selection process

Qualification system:

The requisites and merits will be evaluated with a maximum note of 100 points. Such maximal note

will be obtained summing up the following points:

 Academic education: 15%

 Previous research and academic experience in the field of the position: 15%

 Background and skills in the field of the position: 20%

 Interview (including the evaluation of language skills): 50%

Additional comments

For further information on the position and on how to apply, please contact: alessandro.reali@unipv.it,

giancarlo.sangalli@unipv.it

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Pavia - Department of Mathematics
Country: Italy
City: Pavia
Postal Code: 27100
Street: Via A. Ferrata, 5
Geofield

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